Hello Jamie,
You may need SP1 or this hotfix
937187 Error message when you try to install a new hardware device in
Windows Vista: "Windows encountered a problem installing the driver
software for your device"
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;EN-US;937187

SP1 includes this hotfix
Thanks,
Darrell Gorter[MSFT]

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|> nooooooo. now ive done the lot havent i. ive managed to corrupt every
single
|> driver file i have on my computer. well when i say corrupt i meand
changing
|> the open with to notepad. im trying to get a driver that should be easy
to
|> install and it doesn't work. is there any way i can get these drivers
back to
|> normal. by the way ive already tried system restore.
|> --
|> Jamie
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